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Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James Ha, Associate, Grattan Institute Shutterstock The international climate summit in Glasgow aimed to “consign coal power to history”. But while some major coal-consuming countries have agreed to phase out the fossil fuel in the 2030s, Australia is not one of them. Under its recently released plan to reach net-zero emissions by

The new inconvenient truth of the net zero transition is that keeping electricity reliable and affordable requires continued investment in coal and gas generation.

The concession from the CEO supports Energy Security Board chairman Kerry Schott’s expectation that coal power will be gone from Australia by the mid-2030s.

Energy Security Board chairman Kerry Schott has predicted coal-fired power will disappear from the National Electricity Market by the mid-2030s, if not earlier.

Federal Energy Minister Angus Taylor has rejected the Business Council ’s call for the Morrison government to tighten up its so-called safeguard mechanism to force big polluters to change  behaviour.

Centennial Coal has drastically scaled back plans for a mine extension in a sensitive area of the Blue Mountains, a move welcomed by environment groups.

Energy industry lining up against Angus Taylor's favoured "capacity markets" put forward as an option by Energy Security Board. Even Snowy Hydro is opposed.

EnergyAustralia says it may build pumped hydro storage facility next to Mt Piper coal generator in NSW.

Goldminer in talks to convert 192-megalitre water licence for new pit We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss Save Normal text size Advertisement The proponent of a new gold mine in the state’s Central West is pressing the NSW government to hand over a large water licence that opponents say would damage the environment and farming. Regis Resources, which wants to develop the $300 million McPhillamys Gold Project near Bathurst, has said it ne...

29 April 2021 One of Australia’s big three energy utilities, EnergyAustralia, says it appointed chief customer officer Mark Collette as its new managing director, effective July 1, following the decision by Catherine Tanna to retire after seven years at the helm. It is third departure of a CEO from a major coal generator in little more than a week, following the surprising exit of Brett Redman from AGL in the middle of its demerger plans, and the sudden exit of Ricard van Breda from Stanwell ...